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The city is hoping to cut developer wait times with the use of a new program to streamline the issuing of building permits.

If you opened up your utility bill this week and suffered sticker shock, you're not alone.

Jason Battersby is lucky to be alive after he hit a cable stretched over the road while riding a snowmobile near the Prince George Airport. It was just about dark on Feb.

When Kayla Morin learned how to make knit scarves, she soon realized her new skill could be used to raise money for a good cause.

VANDERHOOF - With mining leading a potential resource boom, Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen believes his community is on the cusp of something big. "My hope is that we'll see the next 10 years as a real time of good, consistent growth," he said.

Changing the definition of the type of facility allowed in the former Haldi Road elementary school is a minor housekeeping adjustment to the application, but it's one more hurdle in an already long process, according to one city councillor. Coun.

Significant steps have been taken to ensure more children like Adam Scott Williams-Dudoward do not fall through the cracks, according to Children and Families Minister Stephanie Cadieux.

VANDERHOOF - Residents in Vanderhoof and region voted strongly in favour of building a pool on Saturday, but the work is just beginning, according to Mayor Gerry Thiessen. "It's kind of like when I ran my marathon," the mayor said.

Terry Collins can't put any crowns on her cupcakes just yet, but she established her place in the royal court of pastries.

There's a logging truck in the ditch at Highway 16 and 97. Southbound traffic is reduced to one lane. Driver was pinned by the steering wheel for a time but first responders were able to help him out.